Ric Flair

I wouldn't say they are average at this level, they have underperformed or some of them have. Vardy for example aged 37 has done what's expected of him really.

Leeds 5 strikers have scored 32 goals this season from a whopping 8,708 minutes. Leicester's 4 strikers have scored 32 in just 4,487 minutes. I'd say both teams strikers have underperformed to boot. Piroe doesn't look to have settled there yet, Rutter just doesn't score enough and Bamford is very much an Iheanacho type baffling striker. Vardy and Iheanacho were PL proven and Daka ought to absolutely piss it at this level but after a strong December and early Feb he's fallen apart. Cannon hasn't been given anywhere near enough football which is frustrating.

Name me a team in this division with 4 better strikers than we have. There aren't any.

Enzo working under financial constraints is a huge concern. His rigid system needs investment, which he won't get. He's not shown any desire to play to the strengths of what he does have and I'm not convinced he's that strong a coach that improves players significantly. I don't see many players we already owned that's particularly improved under him, even at a lower level. KDH might have a shout but I don't see much to his game that's been improved consistently.

The thing is, it's nothing new. Go through most of the successful elite teams who may vary in the way they play, they'll only have a certain number of players attack. The key is getting the right ingredients to the attack. I'm still convinced our slow play dulls the senses of our attackers and that's a causation of our failure to convert, compared to more fluid football.

Overseas fans will surely still be offered access. Sky aren't showing every game for a start, they show only 5 games a weekend in the Championship.

His ideas aren't the single problem, it's his flat out refusal to alter it despite a dire quarter of the season. Plenty of managers align to his way of playing more with a touch of pragmatism and flexibility. Our board would be utterly stupid to have not twigged that we have a disconnect with the signings we often make and the rigid way the managers we appoint play, it's stupidity.

I've just finished listening to Dominic Wells on the BBC Radio Leics podcast with Owynn and Piper and some of his explanations for why Maresca is doing what he's doing is extremely insightful and to a degree I understand. However, we've taken 10 points from 10 games and in that time we've stopped scoring and we've started to ship more goals, we leave no stone unturned in our pursuit of losing to any type of team. If anything I'm becoming more angrier the longer the last two defeats have been. I keep hearing that Millwall and Plymouth are fighting for their lives but that just highlights two inferior teams to us who were under huge pressure and yet they beat us. Why is trying to stay up any easier to get across the line than promotion? We've massively flopped once again, whereas in opening two thirds of the season our record against the fodder of this league was majestic and likewise our away form in general and yet in the last 6 weeks we've become an utter abomination in such circumstances. Going back to the tactical explanations of Maresca's system, I get that we attack with a 5 and try and defend with a 5 to ensure we aren't out of position as much in either scenario but the elephant in the room currently is we are extremely poor at both elements of the game. 10 games is nearly a quarter of the season and yet over the last 2 months we are tracking just above relegation form, which for this group of players and club is utterly diabolical. Wells explained that the issue with us for example going with two up front is we have to sacrifice a central midfielder which brings its own problems in the building phase of our play and also it still doesn't increase the number of attackers that we attack in a pack with (5). My immediate thoughts here are playing to our strengths though. We have on our books collectively the best 4 strikers in the league and a central midfield that's less strong and a selection of wingers that depth wise aren't as strong either. We are essentially relying on players who aren't comfortable at scoring and I think this is very evident. KDH and Mavididi have scored a good amount for their respective positions but went 2 months of struggling and we the team suffered. Our other midfielders and wingers just don't score enough, now this cannot be fixed straight the way so I am now even more certain we should change the way we play a little to try and get across the line with fielding more natural goalscorers. Cannon simply has to start, he's an instinctive finisher which ironically is what Daka has shown to be in his career if you discount his struggles at Leicester. Importantly, both have excelled in a front two. Daka always played in a two at RB Salzburg and his best games in his 1st season at Leicester tended to be alongside another forward. At the very least this should be the different scenario that Enzo has referred to as us possibly needing to find between now and the end of the season. We're 5 games down the road since he said that before Bristol City and despite losing 3 of those and being behind for large periods, not to mention the two wins where we didn't have it all our own way he's shown scant evidence of a different way of playing. He seemingly made one minor adjustment that may not have been seen by the naked eye in pushing Ricardo in to the attacking 6 and left us more vulnerable to the counter after we'd gone 1 behind vs Plymouth. I personally think we're mostly vulnerable because of the inverted full back deployment and Wout Faes horrific form. A back to basics approach with defending from a positional point of view but not necessarily in the usage of the ball is long overdue. The stubbornness of Maresca and him seemingly not having as many players as he needs for this rigid system is as much a warning sign that he's not suitable here in the short to medium term as is the overall poor showing in 2024. I just don't think he's pragmatic enough for either division next season and I'm scared he'll not get us over the line which makes me utterly convinced he should have gone this week, as crazy as that sounds.

I think you should have to pay more to sit down, get the cabbage soup brigade where it hurts.

If we have a transfer embargo remain in place Opoku and Booth will be in the reckoning I'd imagine.

If they have a shot at the top 2 come the last game, I still think they'll flop. Brussell has that about him, you can smell it a mile off.

Brussell and Enzo are very similar except Maresca's perhaps not quite as irritating to listen to or his mannerisms. But football wise although slightly different, their principles are aligned and enough to drive you to the brink. They'd just gone 9 points from 9 and us 10 from 10 so it's welcome to the club in that regard. Even if they do get over the line it's because everyone around them has choked. Fair enough if they do, I've been extremely dismissive of his credentials and I still would not be surprised to see them throw it away on the last day.

There's a very real possibility us, Southampton and Leeds finish on 94 points. It's going to be utter chaos.

I can't see how this would stand up. Any joined up punishment for the PL and EFL would have to come in to effect from an agreed date in the future. The EFL have already admitted they have no legal recourse to do so.

I quite like the look of this lad, he's be less than £10m.

If so we should blood Nelson, Alves and Braybrooke all season. Build a team around them.

That would set a new precedent would it not? Or has it never needed to happen before therefore only new in occurrence rather than the rule itself.

Fair shout

Draw please

One of the main reasons for me joining the movement in joining the Foxes Trust is to challenge the club on the disconnect between championing and promoting our academy at our flagship training ground. The coverage this season even of the U21s has been shocking.

Oscar Garcia will be our next manager when Enzo goes, don't get too excited. 😂

To be fair to Spurs they didn't play up too much on Maddison or Johnson and both clubs needed money at the time.

It's promising to hear that we've been sending St Ledger out to Brazil to track our main targets this summer. But you just know we still won't be clever in how we unearth these players and the deals we get them on.

I think Braybrooke could slot in to our ailing team and make a difference, he's that dominant a player.